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09/11/2025

This year’s theme, EMPOWERED, brings together ADA and the Maryland Academy of Audiology (MAA) for a supercharged program aimed at driving professional autonomy and clinical excellence.

🔹 NEW Session Highlight:
🔊 MarkeTrak25: Industry Landscape
This presentation will discuss the results of MarkeTrak25, providing a comprehensive overview of the hearing aid industry, highlighting key trends and developments shaping its future. Topics include new data on hearing aid adoption, OTC usage, cochlear implant trends, and hearing loss by age. A comparison of MT25 to MT22 will shed light on shifts in market dynamics, giving attendees valuable insights into the intersection of industry trends and consumer empowerment.

This lecture will provide the following insights:
1️⃣ Key issues examined in MarkeTrak 2025
2️⃣ How delivery of hearing healthcare is evolving and its influence on the industry
3️⃣ The changing consumer experience

Attendees will be able to:
✔️ Describe the forces impacting the delivery of hearing healthcare and hearing aids
✔️ Assess the impact of OTC devices, including acquisition and usage
✔️ Integrate insights to improve the consumer experience

📅 Sept 25–28, 2025
📍 Washington Hilton | Theme: EMPOWERED
🛎️ Act now!
✅ Register for Lobby Day
✅ Sign up for AuDacity
✅ Book your hotel by August 31

👉 https://www.audiologist.org/events/audacity/audacity-agenda

09/09/2025

New Webinar! Bridging Gaps in Hearing Care: Enhancing Patient Access and Practice Efficiency Using Hearing Screeners and Portable Audiometry

When: September 16, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Where: https://virtualconference.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b2hByP3GRhOF8CanKJcXeg #/

Join us on September 16, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time for the next ADA webinar, which will explore how portable hearing screeners and audiometers empower hearing care professionals to expand access to care, streamline workflows, and strengthen their community presence. This course delves into practical strategies for integrating solutions into your practice, helping you optimize your time, work seamlessly across various locations, and attract more patients. Discover how portable hearing screeners and audiometers help bridge critical gaps in hearing care, allowing you to focus on what matters most: delivering exceptional patient experiences.

09/04/2025

This year’s theme, EMPOWERED, brings together ADA and the Maryland Academy of Audiology (MAA) for a supercharged program aimed at driving professional autonomy and clinical excellence.

🔹 NEW Session Highlight:
🔊 Optimal Hearing Aid Fittings with Auditory & Cognitive Processing in Mind

As hearing aid technology evolves, so should our fitting strategies—especially for older adults with both hearing loss and cognitive decline.

Join Heidi Hill, Au.D. to explore how to reduce distortion, optimize clarity, and integrate cognitive-informed strategies that truly support real-world communication.

📅 Sept 25–28, 2025
📍 Washington Hilton | Theme: EMPOWERED
🛎️ Act now!
✅ Register for Lobby Day
✅ Sign up for AuDacity
✅ Book your hotel by August 31
👉 https://www.audiologist.org/events/audacity/audacity-agenda

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day from ADA! 🎧 We celebrate the hard work and advocacy of audiologists across the country who dedicate their lives to improving hearing healthcare and access.

08/29/2025

📢 Fresh off the press! The August edition of The Audiogram is here. 🎧✨

Inside you’ll find the latest ADA updates, industry insights, and everything you need to know about AuDacity 2025 — including conference highlights, deadlines, and hotel details 🏨📅.

👉 Read it now: https://mailchi.mp/audiologist/audiogram-august-2025

08/26/2025

🚨 ADA 2025 Board of Directors Election is Underway! 🚨

Regular and Life Members – check your email for your official ADA 2025 Election Ballot and candidate information. 📬

🗳️ Positions on the ballot:
President-Elect: Stacy O’Brien, Au.D. | Erica Person, Au.D.
Director-at-Large (1 seat): Sarah Curtis, Au.D. | Bryan Greenaway, Au.D.

📅 Voting deadline: Friday, September 12, 2025
⚠️ Votes are confidential. Voting for more than the allowed number of candidates will invalidate your vote for that office.
Your voice matters – help shape the future of ADA leadership! 💪

08/21/2025

📚✨ Special Bonus at AuDacity 2025! ✨📚

The first 500 attendees will receive a free copy of Rebel Health by Susannah Fox.

Don’t miss your chance to have it personally signed during her exclusive book signing immediately following her keynote session!

Secure your spot at AuDacity 2025 today—be among the first to grab this inspiring book and connect with the author herself. 🙌
https://www.audiologist.org/events/audacity/audacity-agenda

08/20/2025

🚨 Big Changes Coming January 1, 2026 🚨

Twelve NEW CPT codes for hearing aid services will take effect—including candidacy, selection, fitting, follow-up, and analysis. At the same time, codes 92590–92595 will be deleted.

📌 These updates may significantly impact audiology practices. To help members prepare, ADA has developed a suite of resources, including:
✅ 2026 Hearing Aid Service CPT Code List
✅ FAQ on practice impacts
✅ Steps to operationalizing & monetizing the codes
✅ Documentation templates
✅ Expert Q&A

👉 Visit the Members-Only 2026 CPT Code Resource Page (log in required) to access tools and guidance.

Read more here: https://audiologist.org/resources/communicate/latest-news/ada-releases-member-resources-for-new-hearing-aid-service-cpt-codes

08/19/2025

🎉Make History for Audiology in DC at ADA Lobby Day 2025!! 🎉
Join 150+ audiologists (and counting!) as we head to Capitol Hill on Sept 25 to advocate for audiology access and EMPOWER change at ADA Lobby Day—part of in Washington, DC!

🔹 NEW Session Highlight:
Ready to grow your team? Join Steve Hughbanks for a practical deep dive into recruiting best practices—learn how to find, attract, and retain top audiology talent in a competitive market.

📅 Sept 25–28, 2025
📍 Washington Hilton | Theme: EMPOWERED
🛎️ Act now!
✅ Register for Lobby Day
✅ Sign up for AuDacity
✅ Book your hotel by August 31
👉 https://audiologist.site-ym.com/event/audacity2025

08/14/2025

📣 The Academy of Doctors of Audiology is proud to endorse Dr. Deanna Frazier Gordon, Au.D., for U.S. Congress! If elected, she will be the first audiologist to serve in Congress—bringing authentic representation for our profession to Capitol Hill.

Dr. Gordon is a dedicated clinician, private practice owner, and state legislator with more than 30 years of experience. Her voice in Congress would help ensure that hearing and balance health care remain part of the national conversation.

Learn more about how you can support this historic campaign at AuDacity 2025 https://mailchi.mp/c5b020ae7648/ada-endorses-dr-deanna-frazier-gordon-for-congress

08/11/2025

🚨 ADA 2025 Board of Directors Election is Underway! 🚨

Regular and Life Members – check your email for your official ADA 2025 Election Ballot and candidate information. 📬

🗳️ Positions on the ballot:

President-Elect: Stacy O’Brien, Au.D. | Erica Person, Au.D.

Director-at-Large (1 seat): Sarah Curtis, Au.D. | Bryan Greenaway, Au.D.

📅 Voting deadline: Friday, September 12, 2025
⚠️ Votes are confidential. Voting for more than the allowed number of candidates will invalidate your vote for that office.

Your voice matters – help shape the future of ADA leadership! 💪

08/06/2025

🎉 Record-Breaking Registration for ADA Lobby Day 2025! 🎉
Join 150+ audiologists (and counting!) as we head to Capitol Hill on Sept 25 to advocate for audiology access and EMPOWER change at ADA Lobby Day—part of in Washington, DC!

🔹 NEW Session Highlight:
Don't miss Dr. Kim Cavitt's deep dive into the 2026 CPT code changes—a must-attend for anyone navigating hearing aid billing & network participation.

📅 Sept 25–28, 2025
📍 Washington Hilton | Theme: EMPOWERED

🛎️ Act now!
✅ Register for Lobby Day
✅ Sign up for AuDacity
✅ Book your hotel by August 31

👉 https://audiologist.site-ym.com/event/audacity2025

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Background The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) was founded by nine practitioners in 1977, as the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists, to foster and support the professional dispensing of hearing aids by qualified audiologists in rehabilitative practices. Later, in 1988, ADA developed the concept of the Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree and provided much of the energy behind the movement for the transition of audiology to a doctoring healthcare profession. This goal, as well, has been largely met, as the Au.D. is now the minimum degree for audiology practice offered by educational institutions in the United States. In recognition of these important accomplishments, ADA Fellow members voted for an organizational name change to the Academy of Doctors of Audiology in 2006.

Today, ADA offers programming and support to those audiologists and students who are or who desire to be autonomous practitioners in whatever setting they choose to practice. In particular, ADA's mission emphasizes practice ownership. ADA is focused on helping audiologists succeed in all aspects of practice, with a particular emphasis on the business of audiology.

Audiology Practices, ADA's quarterly magazine, features articles that focus on issues confronting audiologists in autonomous practice. And, true to its mission, ADA continues to advocate for audiologists owning their profession through practice ownership, by offering mentoring assistance to ADA members, potential members and audiology students.